Latest Stories: A Crossroads of Former Manchuria: q_sakamaki_manchu_s_008

Women scavenge useable coals from a slag heap near a factory in Jixi to make home warm, in the frigid temperature - nearly minus 20 C or minus 4 F, as many of the remote areas, like this town of Jixi, in China’s North East remain in poverty, despite China’s miracle economic growth for the last decade. And Coal is still a primary source for power, heating and cooking fuel in China, despite the environmental health hazards.